RPD

Written knowledge is everywhere. Until recently, I didn't pay much attention to the implications of the format in which it was written, as I assumed that it was just selected based on convenience and length. If it's short, you can post a few tweets. If it gets longer, you may write a blog post. Maybe even a word document, so that if it becomes even longer you can expand it with no issues. But if I think about it more deeply, there are some fundamental differences and expectations for each format. Tweets are supposed to be more spontaneous, not given much thought. Blog posts are more structured, often re-read one or two times before being published. And a document may even be revised over time, to reflect how your opinion has changed or to correct for some errors in the information there presented. And then there's the book. From its physical format, to how it's organized, how cleanly it is presented, how it's given a name and how much it is fetishized in our societ